Missouri Judge Backs Quitting Oil Trust Across Three Firms
Special Dispatch reports Judge Robert A. Anthony in Jefferson City found that Standard Oil, Waters-Pierce, and Republic Oil conspired to fix prices and curb competition in Missouri. He recommends revoking charters and ousting the firms, with potential fines and removal of corporate rights. The ruling follows two years of testimony across New York and St. Louis.
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Commercial Tribune
Jefferson City
Robert A. Anthony
Supreme Court of Missouri
Hadley
Standard Oil Company
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Republic Oil Company
Standard
Waters-Pierce
Republic Oil
Supreme Court
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Anthony
Fredericktown
New York
St. Louis
Standard and Republic Companies
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Fight Opens Up in Standard Oil Antitrust Case in St Paul
In the United States Circuit Court at St Paul Minnesota the government argues to dissolve the unlawful restraint of trade by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and seventy allied companies. Frank Kellogg leads the government team with D Purdy and C B Morrison assisting. Johnson and Milburn represent Standard Oil after hearing arguments, the court then adjourned for the day.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Securities
United States Circuit Court
United States
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Sanborn
Vandeventer
Standard Oil Company
Frank B. Kellogg
D. Purdy
United States Attorney General
C. B. Morrison
Chicago
John T. Johnson
Philadelphia
John G. Milburn
New York
Johnson
Kellogg
Milburn
Loud Hymn Singing Lands Man in Court for Disturbing Worship
Charles Morgan of near Parkerburg pleaded guilty to disturbing religious worship after singing too loudly, getting out of tune and drowning others. grand jury indictment followed and Judge Showalter fined $25 and imposed jail time for days.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Morgan
Wetein
Showalter
Wife of Milwaukee jurist killed in Maysville wreck
Mrs. L. W. Halsey wife of a Milwaukee jurist was instantly killed in the C O wreck near Maysville Kentucky on Wednesday. She had been sitting in the same seat with Mrs. Kate Woolsey of Covington.
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Milwaukee
Maysville
L. W. Halsey
Kate Woolsey
Covington
Mohonk Meeting Votes Down Plea for Disarmament
The Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration rejected an amendment seeking disarmament talk at The Hague by 83 to 61. The adopted platform praises international peace efforts while outlining actions for the next Hague conference, including arbitration treaties and neutral ocean trade routes.
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Mohonk Meeting
Commercial Tribune
Lake Mohonk
N.Y
Hague
Edwin D. Mead
Boston
The
Mead
Edward Everett Hale
Charles P. Fognani
Union Theological Seminary
John D. Long
Navy
Eliot
Harvard University
Secretary Root
United States
Society For International Conciliation
Washington
American Society of International Law
Mohonk
American Journal of International Law
Japanese Society For
Japan
New York
National Arbitration and Peace Congress
Phagebctece
McLaughlin seeks retirement ending probe into Gould case
Captain William W. McLaughlin submitted his retirement to Commissioner Bingham and it was accepted effective at midnight. He will receive a $2,500 annual pension. The Gould divorce probe and related police misconduct inquiries were expected to continue with testimony from Howard Gould, his wife, and others as detectives pursue connections to the case.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
William W. McLaughlin
Bingham
McLaughlin
General Bingham
Howard Gould
Devery
Hanson
Detective Bureau
Bill” Hawley
Gould
Edward Sholes
Rocco Panaglio Hangs Self in Brooklyn Trial Cell
During a murder trial in Brooklyn, defendant Rocco Panaglio hanged himself with his belt to the cell door. The act ends the case against him as officials report the suicide occurred on May 24 in New York City.
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New York
Commercial Tribune
Rocco Panaglio
Brooklyn
Second special venire for Steunenberg trial yields few qualified jurors
Boise May 24 A second special venire produced only one fully qualified juror and one potential, with most rejected for bias or opinion. Judge Wood allows broad defense examination as nineteen talesmen sat in, more women present, and the trial to resume tomorrow morning.
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Commercial Tribune
Boise
Talesmen
Steunenberg
Henry Curtis
John Whitlock
Isaac
Bedell
Finley McFean
Grand jury indicts San Francisco officials in railroad graft case
The grand jury returns eighty nine indictments charging Patrick Calhoun Thornwall Mullaly and others with bribery involving a United Railroads trolley franchise. Mayor Schmitz Ruef Ford Abbott and Glass face multiple counts with bail set at $10,000 per charge and bonds due by 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Thornwall Mullaly
Tirey L. Ford
W. M. Abbott
Legal Department
Eugene E. Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theo. W. Halsey
Ruef
Schmitz
Calhoun
Mullaly
Ford
Abbott
United States
Glass
Halsey
Coffey
John F. Robinson Ill In Illinois With Pneumonia
Cincinnati circus owner John F. Robinson, principal owner of the Robinson circus, is seriously ill in his private car in Dixon Illinois with pneumonia. If his condition allows, he will be moved to his Cincinnati home tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
The
Republic
Dixon, IL
John F. Robinson
Robinson Circus
Cincinnati
Miss Theodora Shonts to Wed Duc de Chaulnes in Paris
Paris May 24 Miss Theodora Shonts daughter of the former Panama Canal Commission chairman has decided to marry the Duc de Chaulnes. The wedding is expected in late May or early June in Paris with Mrs. Theodora Shonts and her two daughters already in the city and the groom having arrived earlier to ease family tensions.
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Paris
Theodora Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Duc de Chaulnes
Theodore Shonts
Shontses
Miss Shonts
Trousseau
Presbyterian Assembly Ends With Temperance Work Approved
The 119th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Columbus Ohio concluded with no renewal of the temperance controversy. The Permanent Committee on Temperance was approved for future work with a proposed $25 000 budget. Six new members were elected to the expanded committee including Revs J B Snowden E Trumbull Lee and Thomas Waters.
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Permanent Committee On Temperance
E. R. Worrell
Antisaloon League
Assembly
National Temperance Society
Temperance
J. B. Snowden
E. Trumbull Lee
Thomas Waters
Trust deed dispute over Mary Baker Eddy case ends in court play
Arguments concluded in Merrimack County Superior Court over trustees of Mary Baker Eddy estate seeking to intervene as plaintiffs in the suit by her son George W. Glover to force an accounting of Eddy property. Judge Chamberlin will rule after affidavits and citations are filed next Tuesday amid church members’ attendance.
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George W. Glover
R. N. Chamberlin
F. 8. Streeter
Dewitt C. Howe
William E. Chandler
Mrs. Eddy
Streeter
Mrs McKinley Holds Her Own In Struggle For Life
Canton May 24 Mrs McKinley remains in a comatose yet stable condition as doctors report no material change. Surgeon General Rixey and Dr Portman note possible survival ranging from days to a month, with nourishment a key challenge and one arm partially paralyzed. News of the condition draws telegrams from President Roosevelt and other officials as Mrs McKinley’s sister Mrs Sarah Duncan arrives.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton,co
McKinley
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Justice Day
W. L. Day
Justice
W. R. Day
Canton
Sarah Duncan
Helen McKinley
Rixey
Cortelyou
Washington
1500 Passengers Rescued After Storm Lashes Korea
The Russian steamship Korea, with 1,500 passengers aboard, fought a month of incessant storms. Driven by gale and a broken shaft, officers restrained steerage passengers from abandoning ship as provisions and water ran low. Two tugs towed Korea to port near Boston after signaling off Boston Light.
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New York
Commercial Tribune
Korea
Kirschjedt
Boston
Ald
Roosevelt Expresses Solicitude at McKinley Bedside
A May 24 dispatch from Canton reports Admiral Rixey at Mrs. McKinley’s bedside sending a brief update to the White House. President Roosevelt expressed gratification at the improved condition but remained concerned for the patient’s fate.
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Roosevelt
Commercial Tribune
Washington
White House
Admiral Rixey
Illness of Mrs Ida McKinley Recalls Cincinnati Visit
Cincinnati mourns Mrs Ida Saxton McKinley widow of Ohio's martyred president. Eight years ago she was entertained by Mr and Mrs J G Schmidlapp at Kircheim for five days. The visit occurred before the McKinleys' assassination era and before a railroad tragedy involving the Schmidlapps. The stay featured a musical program and tranquil Ohio River views.
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Cincinnati
Ida Saxton McKinley
Ohio
McKinley
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